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CVE-2021-28143Dir-841 Firmware OS Command Injection

/jsonrpc on D-Link DIR-841 3.03 and 3.04 devices allows authenticated command injection via ping, ping6, or traceroute (under System Tools).

Published Mar 11, 2021 · Updated Nov 21, 2024

Key Facts

Patch in the next maintenance window
  • CVE-2021-28143 is a high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 8.0 v3.1) affecting Dir-841 Firmware (Dlink).
  • It is not listed in any known-exploited vulnerabilities catalog. No public exploit code is known.
  • EPSS estimates a 47% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
  • No fixed version is listed yet; check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
  • Brandefense priority: patch in the next maintenance window, because of its high severity, although no exploitation is known.

Scores

CVSS v3.1

8.0

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS (30-day exploit likelihood)

47%

Higher than 98.8% of all scored CVEs

Exploit maturity

Proof of concept

ATLAS score

38/100

Publication score, see How it works

Exploitation Verdict

KEV listed

Not listed

Federal due date

None

No federal due date

Ransomware use

Not reported

Attributed actors

None named

Exploit & Defence Guidance

Exploit maturity

Proof of concept

Public exploit code

1

Proof-of-concept links

In-the-wild evidence

0

Reports of active use

Description

/jsonrpc on D-Link DIR-841 3.03 and 3.04 devices allows authenticated command injection via ping, ping6, or traceroute (under System Tools).

Affected Products

2 affected entries in total
ProductAffected versionsFixed in
Dir-841 FirmwareDlink3.03, 3.04n/a

Timeline

  1. Publicly disclosed

    Mar 11, 2021

  2. Last updated

    Nov 21, 2024

Weakness Type

  • CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

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Figures as of Oct 19, 2026. Compiled by Brandefense technologies from public vulnerability catalogs; scoring as described in How it works.

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